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20th Century Surreal Abstract Painting, Framed
Located in Stone Mountain, GA
Amazing surreal landscape or botanic painting on stretched canvas. Though the painting is mid
Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

Large Late 20th Century Surreal Environmental Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage late 20th century oil on wood panel painting. Woman, toilet, lake, mountains and Sani
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Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood

Surreal Scene - Original Drawing - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
artist in the mid-20th Century. Good Conditions. The artwork is depicted through soft strokes in a well
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Surreal Landscape - Mid 20th Century English Surrealist Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
gilt framed painting on a wall. A stunning and unusual painting presented in a bespoke gilt frame
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1960s Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Surreal Native American Painting Coming to Life
By Bo Newell
Located in Houston, TX
Surrealist and naturalistic painting of a painting of Native Americans emerging from a painting
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20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Surreal Painting, Roland Gautier
Located in London, GB
A large oil painting on ply board by French artist Roland Gautier. A surreal figurative observation
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Late 20th Century French Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Plywood, Paint

Surreal Painting, Roland Gautier
Surreal Painting, Roland Gautier
H 40.16 in W 50.01 in D 0.79 in
Large Surreal Latin American Oil Painting
Located in Rochester, NY
Surreal hyper realistic trompe l'oeil oil painting by Latin American artist Victor Del Castillo
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Late 20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid 20th Century Oil - Surreal Plane Landing on Loch Ness
Located in Corsham, GB
A highly unusual composition depicting a seaplane landing on Loch Ness. Two skeletal bodies float in the water while the famous monster pokes its head out from under the waves. Unsig...
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large Surreal Latin American Oil Painting
By Victor Del Castillo
Located in Rochester, NY
Surreal hyper realistic trompe l'oeil oil painting by Latin American artist Victor Del Castillo
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Late 20th Century South American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Surreal Figurative Painting, Roland Gautier
Located in London, GB
A large oil painting on ply board by French artist Roland Gautier. A surreal figurative observation
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Late 20th Century French Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Plywood, Paint

Surreal Figurative Painting, Roland Gautier
Surreal Figurative Painting, Roland Gautier
H 38.19 in W 46.46 in D 0.79 in
Angela Stones Helianthus Oil Painting Mid Century Modern British Art Surreal
By Angela Stones
Located in London, GB
perhaps of surrealism in choice of colours helps with the mid-century feel of the painting.
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Jean Calogero, Surreal Fantasy Painting of Venetian Masks
By Jean Calogero
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A tower of a figure with Venetian masks on a floral base with a nest of tiny lights above, all set in a piazza with street lights. The top figure wearing a wide hat. Signed lower lef...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

A Surreal Dream oil painting by Noel Dumolard
By (after) Salvador Dali
Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR
This captivating artwork, titled "Surreal Dream," is an exquisite oil painting on canvas created by
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

A Surreal Dream oil painting by Noel Dumolard
A Surreal Dream oil painting by Noel Dumolard
H 28.35 in W 33.47 in D 1.19 in
Millicent Tomkins Surreal Mixed Media Painting Figure with Birds
Located in Fulton, CA
A mixed media, surreal painting by Millicent Tomkins. Features a female figure with birds
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Late 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Hardwood

"Circus Dreams" Large Surreal Black and Blue Toned Dancing Performers Painting
By Doug Whitfield
Located in Houston, TX
Surreal abstract painting by contemporary artist Doug Whitfield. The work features various dancing
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled, Nude Surreal Figures Together Slovenian French Oil Painting
By Heinrich Maryan Frama
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Surrealism Subject: Abstract Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: France In this surreal
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20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Surreal Mountainous Landscape of the Pyrenees
Located in East Grinstead, GB
Raymond James Coxon 1896-1997, was a British artist who painted landscape, portrait and abstract works in both oil and watercolour. He served as a war artist during WW2 and was a mem...
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Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Over and Above: No. 6, Surreal Cat w/ Fish Bones, 20th Century Cleveland School
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
painting projects arm of the Works Progress Administration, a subsequent government art program. In 1938
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1960s American Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage Surreal Oil Painting on Canvas c.1940s to 1950s.
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Surreal Oil Painting on Canvas c.1940s to 1950s. Classic Surrealism brought to life on
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Surreal Signed Nude Figures Framed Original Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract nude landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Awakening at Gordia - Highly Detailed, Surreal and Symbolic Painting
By Oliver Hazard Benson
Located in Chicago, IL
influenced by Taoism and European occultism, especially the movements of the late 19th and early 20th century
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Panel, Acrylic

"2 Interiors with Flowers #2"- Surreal Architectural Abstract Pastel Painting
By John Pavlicek
Located in Houston, TX
The painting features a single yellow rose and an array of beautiful pastel colors in an
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Lotan Lotan Surreal Painting Signed and Dated 1976, Apocalypse
By Lotan Lotan
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Surreal painting, oil on board by the late Arizona artist Lotan Lotan. Signed lower left by the
Category

Late 20th Century Paintings

Materials

Paint

Karl Gasslander, Surreal Scene
Located in New York, NY
portraits and city views. This Surreal Scene is unusual in his oeuvre both for its extreme surreal quality
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mage Love Flower - Surreal Symbolism in Highly Detailed Original Painting
By Oliver Hazard Benson
Located in Chicago, IL
influenced by Taoism and European occultism, especially the movements of the late 19th and early 20th century
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Panel, Acrylic

Leeward - Original Watercolor Painting with Boat and Surreal Orchid Plant
By Christina Haglid
Located in Chicago, IL
2002 “Art of the 20th Century” NY Armory, Ann Nathan Gallery, NY, NY “Art Chicago” Navy
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, Gouache, Watercolor

Ron Fritts (Am., NY, 20th C.) Signed Surreal Oil On Canvas, "Lady With Folded Ha
By Ron Fritts
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A striking Modern Painting fusing Classical Style Elements with Pop sensibility. Signed lower right
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Artist's Dream II - Figure Painting on Beach, Surreal Self-Portrait
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Large-scale surreal figurative landscape featuring a self-portrait of the artist at work with his
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Return of the Goddess - Original Painting of Surreal, Symbolic Goddess Figure
By Oliver Hazard Benson
Located in Chicago, IL
, especially the movements of the late 19th and early 20th century. Hazard is also inspired by Surrealism and
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Nude Paintings

Materials

Panel, Acrylic

"Artist's Dream V" Nude Painting Nudes, Surreal Figurative with Self-Portrait
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary surreal figurative landscape featuring a self-portrait of the artist painting a figure
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Dreaming Away - Highly Textured Dream-like Painting with Surreal Nautical Theme
By Victor Wang
Located in Chicago, IL
and Science, Evansville, IN 1999 Sept. Award of Excellence Prize, Forte Cup 20th Century Asian
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Floating Castle - Contemporary Surreal Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
blue sky and green grass by Melissa Barkley (American, 20th Century), c. 2000s. The levitating castle
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Cardboard

Elizabeth Taggart - 20th Century British Painting - An Outside Performance
By Elizabeth Taggart
Located in London, GB
Ireland. She trained under John Luke and Romeo Toogood in Belfast’s College of Art. Painting highly
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1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Psychedelic Handbags - Surreal Visonary Landscape
By Michael William Eggleston
Located in Soquel, CA
Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). From a collection of his works. Signed
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Early 2000s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

Large Surreal Abstract by Richard Fluhr
By Richard E. Fluhr
Located in Houston, TX
Hills, Mich. where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. He traveled extensively painting life along the way in
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-Century Modern Pen and Watercolor Surreal Courting Scene Signed Emil
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Mid-Century Modern pen and watercolor painting depicts surreal courting scene, signed lower right
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Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint, Wood

Walking Creature, Contemporary Surreal Figurative Abstract
By Michael William Eggleston
Located in Soquel, CA
Eggleston (American, 20th Century) is a San Francisco Abstract Expressionist who studied at the San
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Neo-Impressionist Modernist Dog in a Tent Mid 20th Century Painting
By Louis Bellon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
hold. A slightly surreal air to this one, which will display extremely well. The painting is an
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Gouache

The Geologist, 20th Century British Oil Landscape Painting, 1968, Signed
Located in London, GB
Cardiff, where some of his works are still on display.  He is best known for his surreal portrayals of
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1960s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Lotan Lotan Surreal Painting Signed and Dated 1974, Artist on Top of the World
By Lotan Lotan
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Surreal painting in excellent condition by Arizona artist Lotan Lotan. Depicts the artist on top of
Category

Late 20th Century Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Cafe Society", Surreal Large-Scale Figurative Abstract
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
curiosity...where it comes from I can’t tell you; it’s just there. And early 20th-century modernist art is
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Carnival Cart School of Paris Surreal Figurative
By Francesco Christofanetti
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming surreal oil on board painting of carnival wagon by Francesco Christofanetti (Italian, 1901
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1920s Aesthetic Movement Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cardboard, Oil

Surreal Landscape W/ Figures by Rachid Kamoun C.1959
Located in San Francisco, CA
masonite signed "Rachid" in the lower right corner. This surreal-like painting was painted in Paris in
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Bernard Louedin Bulles Africaines Surreal Signed Giclee on Paper 30/150 Framed
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A surreal dreamlike giclee on paper titled "Bulles Africaines (African Bubbles)" by French artist
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20th Century Paintings

Materials

Paper

"The Red Studio" - Surreal Figurative Interior Scene
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
early 20th-century modernist art is the thing that I keep returning to.” - Michael Pauker Bay Area
Category

Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"La Cage Aux Fowls" - Surreal Figurative Abstract
By G. Lester
Located in Soquel, CA
chicken. An oil on canvas circa 1980, signed G. Lester of Ardsley, New York (American, 20th Century
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Four Faces, Contemporary Surreal Figurative Abstract on Black
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary surreal figurative oil painting featuring the faces of four men floating in the lower
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Surreal Landscape with an American Underslung and Rolls Royce
By Siegfried Reinhardt
Located in Missouri, MO
Siegfried Reinhardt "Surreal Landscape and the Artist with his American Underslung and Rolls Roys
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Pigging Out at the Diner, Surreal Anthropomorphic Pig Satirical Illustration
Located in Soquel, CA
A satirical, surreal depiction of a pig at a lunch counter by an unknown artist (20th Century
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Oil

T. H. Thibert - 1996 Oil, Surreal Still Life
Located in Corsham, GB
This surreal still life depicts a bowl of fruit before a coastal view. Moonlight illuminates the
Category

20th Century Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Contemporary Surreal Figurative Self Portrait with Neon Green
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
you; it’s just there. And early 20th-century modernist art is the thing that I keep returning to
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

William Hesthal Original Watercolor, 1939, Surreal Whimsical Circus Scene
By William Hesthal
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Willaim Hesthal California artist original watercolor. Surreal and whimsical circus scene with
Category

Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Paint

Labisse Félix, Surreal Woman, Lithography, Framed and Signed
Located in Leuven , BE
"About the artist Félix Labisse, born March 9, 1905 in Marchiennes and died January 29, 1982 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, was a French surrealist painter whom the surrealists, however, ref...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Paintings

Materials

Paper

Artist's Dream - Nude Figure on Beach, Surreal Self-Portrait
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
20th-century modernist art is the thing that I keep returning to.” - Michael Pauker Bay Area artist
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Who is the Loneliest Monk?" Contemporary Surreal Figurative Abstract
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
; it’s just there. And early 20th-century modernist art is the thing that I keep returning to.” - Michael
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Permanent Marker, Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

"The Temptation of St. Anthony", Contemporary Surreal Figurative Abstract
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
The Temptation of Saint Anthony (Michelangelo) - a 15th-century painting by Michelangelo (his first
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Studio Sweepings" Contemporary Large-Scale Surreal Figurative Abstract Interior
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
...where it comes from I can’t tell you; it’s just there. And early 20th-century modernist art is the thing
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

"Goodbye to All That" - Contemporary Surreal Figurative Abstract Landscape
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
from I can’t tell you; it’s just there. And early 20th-century modernist art is the thing that I keep
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Totemic Arhat - Surreal Buddhist Figure of Enlightenment, Acrylic on Panel
By Oliver Hazard Benson
Located in Chicago, IL
European occultism, especially the movements of the late 19th and early 20th century. Hazard is also
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Panel, Acrylic

"Artist's Dream III", Surreal Figurative w Self-Portrait & Classical Sculpture
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
curiosity...where it comes from I can’t tell you; it’s just there. And early 20th-century modernist art is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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